The little boy was severely burned after running into an electric plant during a game at his home three years ago. The boy lost his arm and sustained third degree burns to his face.  He underwent facial reconstruction in Boston and will receive a prosthetic arm in a few weeks.  His friend was killed in the incident. Click here [...]

A  man in his 50′s was seriously injured after touching or stepping on a live power line.  It was unclear immediately how the cable came down but it was possibly due to a lightning strike.  The injured man was admitted to the hospital and was listed in  stable condition having undergone surgery. Click here to [...]

Three groundsmen were seriously shocked and burned when the rugby post they were installing came into contact with a 33Kv overhead line.  The school was fined  £6,000 and ordered to pay £4,274.40 in  costs. Click here to read more about overhead powerline incident

The jury trial has been set for July 2012 in the wrongful death case against KCP&L by the parents of a roofer who was fatally electrocuted while putting on a roof.  The roofer reached for a weather vane that was connected to the ground and came in contact with a uninsulated split bolt connector. The cause of death [...]

The power line fell into the victim’s backyard  and the father went into the yard after hearing a loud pop.  Both his wife and 21 year-old son followed and all three were fatally electrocuted as they attempted to rescue each other. Firefighters were notified by the couple’s 17 year-old daughter who did not enter the yard.  Another family [...]

The UK Maritime Accident Investigation Branch is warning cruise lines to check their machinery following the September 23rd arc flash explosion on Cunard Line’s Queen Mary 2. The explosion occurred when a capacitor failed and the leaking oil sprayed onto high voltage bars resulting in a significant arc flash explosion.  The explosion blew the steel door [...]

The British student was riding on a two-seater bike in Southern China when she crashed and hit a steel lamp-post which had live current running through it. She died two days later from multiple organ failure and disruption of heart rhythm.  No information was received as to how the lamp post became “live”. Click here to [...]

Two farm workers in Edmonton, Alberta were fatally electrocuted after the grain auger they were transporting came in contact with an overhead power-line.  Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) responded to the accident but left without conducting a full investigation as farms ate not covered under Alberta’s workplace safety laws.  Alberta is the only Canadian province that [...]

This is an excellent site I have used for years for my own medical info BUT I give it a B- on arc flash.  The electrical shock info is up-to-date and accurate but the arc flash has deficiencies. Click here to visit WebMD’s Electrical Injuries Article. WebMD says, “Electrical arcs: Current sparks are formed between [...]

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